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Wednesday, December 04, 2024

Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insurance unit, was fatally shot outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan Wednesday morning, in what is believed to be a targeted attack ... read more


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Florida law - which Gaetz should know:

(1)A person 24 years of age or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(4)The victim's prior sexual conduct is not a relevant issue in a prosecution under this section.
www.leg.state.fl.us

Florida Statute section 794.021 explicitly states that ignorance or belief regarding a victim's age is not a defense:

794.021Ignorance or belief as to victim's age no defense."When, in this chapter, the criminality of conduct depends upon the victim's being below a certain specified age, ignorance of the age is no defense. Neither shall misrepresentation of age by such person nor a bona fide belief that such person is over the specified age be a defense.
www.leg.state.fl.us

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